yapa

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See also: yapá, Yapa, and yapa-

Kaurna

Noun

yapa

  1. hole, den

See also

Quechua

Pronunciation

Adjective

yapa

  1. added, remaining

Adverb

yapa

  1. again, once more
  2. very

Noun

yapa

  1. addition, supplement, increase, repetition
  2. a small gift or additional quantity given to a valued customer
  3. sum

Usage notes

Not to be confused with llapa.

Declension

Descendants

  • Spanish: ñapa

References

  • “yapa” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo.
  • “yapa” in Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007), Diccionairo bilingüe: Quechua – Castellano, 2nd edition.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝapa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃapa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒapa/

  • Rhymes: -apa
  • Syllabification: ya‧pa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua yapay.

Noun

yapa f (plural yapas)

  1. something that is added, especially something that a merchant gives to a buyer to complete the amount requested, or something extra given as a bonus; a gratuity, lagniappe
    Synonyms: añadidura, ñapa

Etymology 2

Verb

yapa

  1. inflection of yapar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

yapá (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜉ)

  1. tastelessness; insipidity (of solid food)
    Synonyms: pagkawalang-lasa, kayapahan
  2. juicelessness (of fruit, etc.)
    Synonym: pagkawalang-katas

Derived terms

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

yapa

  1. (stative) to be filthy, dirty

Conjugation

Conjugation of yapa
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toyapa foyapa miyapa
2nd noyapa niyapa
3rd Masculine oyapa iyapa, yoyapa
Feminine moyapa
Neuter iyapa
- archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Warlpiri

Noun

yapa

  1. person